MIDAS 4, 192
Orbit data source: Space-Track
MIDAS 4, 192 is a payload satellite owned by USAF SSD (US) in LEO that was launched on Sat, 21 Oct 1961 UTC via an ATLAS AGENA B launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
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Identifier
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
LMSC
Mission
Defense Early Warn
Bus & Motor
MIDAS, Unknown motor
Mass
~1,540 kg wet, 840 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Cyl, 4.5 m
Radar Cross Section
11.475 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 16 hours ago
TLE from 16 hours ago
0 MIDAS 4
1 00192U 61028A 25242.64683221 -.00000016 00000-0 -55442-2 0 9997
2 00192 95.8402 162.6079 0135284 252.4163 106.1872 8.67771233 22956Epoch: 2025-08-30T15:31Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-30T15:31:26.302Z)
Latitude
0.00002°
Longitude
-49.32983°
Altitude
3,666.458 km
Speed
6.288 km/s
True Right ascension
10h 50m 25s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
23:27:06
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
3,758.065 km
Perigee altitude
3,487.472 km
Semi-major axis
10,000.905 km
Eccentricity
0.01353
Inclination
95.8402°
RAAN
162.6079°
Arg. of periapsis
252.4163°
True anomaly
107.66883°
Mean anomaly
106.1872°
Eccentric anomaly
106.92873°
Mean motion
2.17012 °/min
Orbital period
165.89 mins
BSTAR
-0.0055442
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Other satellites on launch #28 in the year 1961 (1961-10-21 UTC)
MIDAS 4 Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined°
Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
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| 33 mins | 2025-08-31 08:53:35.621Z | 2.735° NNE | 2025-08-31 09:09:35.621Z | 302.44° NW | 35.495° | 2025-08-31 09:26:35.621Z | 233.928° WSW |
| 8 mins | 2025-08-31 11:41:35.621Z | 345.924° N | 2025-08-31 11:44:35.621Z | 336.048° NNW | 11.489° | 2025-08-31 11:49:35.621Z | 319.57° NNW |
| 31 mins | 2025-08-31 16:33:35.621Z | 113.537° SE | 2025-08-31 16:48:35.621Z | 56.014° ENE | 31.461° | 2025-08-31 17:04:35.621Z | 357.854° N |
| 36 mins | 2025-08-31 19:12:35.621Z | 181.089° SSW | 2025-08-31 19:29:35.621Z | 263.406° W | 43.317° | 2025-08-31 19:48:35.621Z | 348.567° N |
| 14 mins | 2025-08-31 22:11:35.621Z | 271.829° WNW | 2025-08-31 22:18:35.621Z | 295.462° NW | 13.24° | 2025-08-31 22:25:35.621Z | 318.719° NNW |
| 24 mins | 2025-09-01 04:22:35.621Z | 30.726° NE | 2025-09-01 04:34:35.621Z | 73.38° E | 19.279° | 2025-09-01 04:46:35.621Z | 116.211° SE |
| 36 mins | 2025-09-01 07:03:35.621Z | 9.757° NNE | 2025-09-01 07:21:35.621Z | 125.321° SE | 44.914° | 2025-09-01 07:39:35.621Z | 191.694° SSW |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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